Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Rim fragment. Translucent deep honey brown, purple, and opaque white. Vertical, flattened rim, with thickened inner lip; convex curving side, tapering downward, becoming thicker. Body decorated with spiral mosaic pattern formed from irregular sections of a single cane in brown ground with purple patches and white lines and streaks. Exterior polished, with pitting of surface bubbles and weathering in seams; dulling and creamy weathering on rim, interior, and edges.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891